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Thermistors

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1972-12-26
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Granted: 1973-10-16
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Expires: 1992-12-26
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Abstract

Abstract Thermistors are provided in which the thermally sensitive semiconducting material has the formula:

Inventors

  • 👤 Vries R De
  • 👤 J Fleischer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 20:43
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/04; H01C7/042; H01C7/043

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 11 words
The thermistor device of claim 1, wherein said material is PbO.PbCrO4.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 11 words
The thermistor device of claim 1, wherein said material is PbO.PbMoO4.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
The thermistor device of claim 1, wherein said material is a mixture of PbO.PbCrO4 and PbO.PbZ''O4, wherein Z'' is a member selected from group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, sulfur and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 10 words
The thermistoR device of claim 4, wherein Z'' is molybdenum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The thermistor device of claim 1, wherein said semiconducting element is in the form of a single crystal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
The thermistor device of claim 1, wherein said semiconducting element is a polycrystalline material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
The thermistor device of claim 1, wherein said semiconducting element is encapsulated in a protective material.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2700720A Cited
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